RCD Nexus

RCD Capabilities Model

Research Computing and Data Capabilities Model (RCD CM) Data

For more on the RCD CM, see the RCD CM Tool Page.

2021 RCD CM Community Dataset

The report describes the second Research Computing and Data Capabilities Model Community Dataset, aggregating the assessments of 51 Higher Education Institutions, and providing a growing baseline of data to support strategic planning and decision-making for campus leadership, funding agencies, RCD leaders, and others interested in advanced technologies that enable research. Download the report here (zenodo.org/record/6502962).

Check back soon for an early release of the new data exploration tool (currently in development).

2020 RCD CM Community Dataset

The report describes the first Research Computing and Data Capabilities Model Community Dataset, aggregating the assessments of 41 Higher Education Institutions. These assessments were completed using the 1.0 version of the Research Computing and Data Capabilities Model (RCD CM), over a period of several months in the Spring and Summer of 2020. This Community Dataset provides insight into the current state of support for RCD across the community and in a number of key sub-communities. Download it now! (zenodo.org/record/4344057).

See also our PEARC21 paper (which won the Best Full Paper award for the Workforce Development, Training, Diversity, & Education track): Assessing the Landscape of Research Computing and Data Support: The 2020 RCD Capabilities Model Community Dataset (also available here if you don’t have ACM access).